Greyia radlkoferi
Greyia radlkoferi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Melianthaceae |
Genus: | Greyia |
Species: | G. radlkoferi |
Binomial name | |
Greyia radlkoferi Szyszyl. | |
Greyia radlkoferi, the woolly bottlebrush or Natal bottlebrush, is a shrub or small tree, native to South Africa.[1] It grows up to 5 metres in height and has smooth yellowish bark, becoming grey and deeply furrowed as it matures. The leaves are oval or heart-shaped and woolly on the undersurface, which distinguishes the species from Greyia sutherlandii.The scarlet flowers occur in dense, upright clusters from July to October in the species native range.[1]
It is named for Ludwig Adolph Timotheus Radlkofer.
References
- 1 2 "Greyia radlkoferi". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- "Greyia radlkoferi". Plantz Afrika. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
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